Michael Tran | Afp | Getty Images Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast on the internet, on Monday announced a new reality competition show in collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios, aiming to further blur the lines between YouTube and traditional television. The new series, “Beast Games,” is billed as “the biggest reality competition series ever” … Read more
There’s no disputing that MrBeast makes a lot of money. The YouTuber — real name Jimmy Donaldson — rakes in hundreds of millions of dollars from his YouTube channel and Feastables food brand. But despite bringing in revenue between $600 million and $700 million each year, Donaldson says he’s not rich. His massive channel has … Read more
If you’ve been on Elon Musk’s X anytime over the past week, you’ve likely seen MrBeast fill up your feed as the social media app incessantly promoted the popular YouTuber’s first video upload to the service across the platform. MrBeast said the video upload was a test to compare his X earnings with his YouTube … Read more
MrBeast may be the king of YouTube, but now he’s trying out something new with his content: Cross-posting his YouTube videos directly to Elon Musk’s social media platform, X. Tweet may have been deleted On Monday night, MrBeast, who is also known by his real name Jimmy Donaldson, uploaded a video directly to the Musk-owned … Read more
Hey, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter recapping the week that was in tech. Typically, the stretch between Christmas and New Year’s tends to be on the sleepier side — but that wasn’t the case in 2023. Fortunately, the TC crew was around to document all that happened. This edition … Read more
Wildly popular YouTuber MrBeast recently partnered with a dog rescue to help get 100 special pups into their forever homes. The content creator and philanthropist, along with the help of Big Dog Ranch Rescue, held a special adoption event that helped 100 dogs start a new life with their forever families. MrBeast also generously provided … Read more
Rosanna Pansino is done talking about her MrBeast situation and is apologizing to the creator. The YouTuber and host revealed during a podcast last week that the fellow YouTuber lied in a Creator Games video about the results of the challenge. Since then, she has been very vocal about the whole situation, and has shared … Read more
Baker Rosanna Pansino is one of YouTube’s most recognizable faces, having transcended her fame on the platform with regular appearances on the Food Network and several successful baking product lines. But yesterday (Oct. 26) she stepped out of the kitchen into a different kind of spotlight to claim that fellow creator MrBeast had “lied and … Read more
Rosanna Pansino is calling out MrBeast in a new interview and on social media! The YouTube and Food Network star competed in his “Creator Games” three times, and the third one, she experienced something that she was not fond of. Rosanna shared a lengthy new note on Twitter/X about how he lied and edited the … Read more
Jimmy Donaldson, more widely known as MrBeast, took to social media today to call out a deepfake, or AI-generated video, of his likeness advertising a giveaway for an iPhone 15. The video, which appears to have been posted on TikTok, shows a doctored version of MrBeast promoting an offer for viewers to receive Apple’s latest … Read more